Nairobi: Somali pirates on Tuesday freed a chemical tanker with 28 North Korean sailors on board that they captured in November while on its way to Kenya, a maritime official said.
"It was freed today. The crew is safe," said Andrew Mwangura of the Kenya-based Seafarers Assistance Programme.
"All the gunmen have disembarked," he added.
The Virgin Islands-owned, Singapore-operated MV Theresa VIII was hijacked on November 16 in the south Somali basin.
Bureau Report
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